Near Tambov shot down by a driver police stopped him with a shot in the wheel

The inspector of traffic police went to the hospital in Tambov region after refusing to stop drunk driver hit him and drove on the hood of his car, but was stopped by a shot to the wheel, said Friday the regional Directorate of the interior Ministry.

The incident occurred at 0030 GMT on March 31 in the town of Michurinsk. Local traffic police while on duty tried to stop the car, but the driver refused to comply with the requirements of the inspector, having made arrival on the policeman.

«As a result of impact, the inspector of traffic police, once on the hood of the car, continued to demand that the violator is stopped. However, the requirements of the inspector the driver did not obey and continued movement… the Police fired a warning shot up and then shot the wheel of the car», — is spoken in the message.

In the end, the driver was arrested and, as it turned out, he was drunk. A police officer was hospitalized with «multiple injuries».